Insect artizans and their work . such damage on skins in the warehouses ofLondon merchants that they made a joint offerof twenty thousand pounds as a reward for thediscovery of any real method of believe the reward was never claimed. Thisis one of the numerous cases where Civilizationcomes into conflict with Nature. Dermestes has acommission to look especially after the hard dryparts of animal remains that have been left uneatenby blow fly gentles and carrion beetles. Here is abuilding full of old skins discovered by the beetles. Its a big job, muses the mother beetle; but its
Insect artizans and their work . such damage on skins in the warehouses ofLondon merchants that they made a joint offerof twenty thousand pounds as a reward for thediscovery of any real method of believe the reward was never claimed. Thisis one of the numerous cases where Civilizationcomes into conflict with Nature. Dermestes has acommission to look especially after the hard dryparts of animal remains that have been left uneatenby blow fly gentles and carrion beetles. Here is abuilding full of old skins discovered by the beetles. Its a big job, muses the mother beetle; but itsgot to be done. And she does her best by layingan abundance of eggs to execute the commission. The skin-merchant thinks Nature has no senseto let loose such rapacious pests among his goods;but from Natures point of view the warehouse isstacked with refuse, which must be disintegratedas quickly as possible and the elements of which itis composed put into circulation again. FromCivilizations point of view Natures sanitary officers. Plate ^z The Bacon Beetle. Page 238 In its grub stage this little beetle inflicts great damage in stores of ham and bacon. The grub is the hairy creature to the right of the picture. Below it is the chrysalis, and above several beetles. All magnified. Drawn by T. Carreras.
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